I have found that Paladin offers an incredible variety of brushes

Ebonite is indeed an underrated and maligned material. Only recently overcoming my prejudice to appreciate its beauty. Hopefully it will age better than memories of youth wherein it developed a gluelike texture with age attracting dust and grit, much to its detriment.  Your particular brush was well executed in the blue. Amongst my favourites is the Declaration Grooming Sandstone. Suspect had it been blessed with a B5/6 knot would be amongst the most sought after in the world as much for handle aesthetique as badger quality. Also did not help to launch withe Blood of Kings - a handle one of the most beautiful in shaving history

Are you thinking of bowling balls?  I don't remember ever seeing ebonite in any other product before it started showing up in shaving brushes.  Now I'm thinking that somebody could offer a bowling ball polishing service 

My ebonite experience definitely not with bowling balls.  Truth of the matter many of the applications from my youth were exposed year round to the elements developing spotty shiny slippy surfaces but the ones developing the sticky surface were those typically indoor items rarely used

Has anyone tried the G6 knot? I have a D6 and J6 knot. To me it feels like the D6 is more “natural” hair and has better flow through. And the J6 seems to have softer tips but hogs more lather. Anyone who has these two codes able to confer?

Ebonite has long been used in fountain pens and pipe stems.

Something about the El Dorado handle strikes my fancy. If i were to get one that would be it, so many color choices too.

Anyone tried the A7 knots yet?

The Pigeon says, hey you, yeah you the hairy one. The Paladin turns toward the open window and says, are you talking to me? Bird, yeah I'm talking to you I've been watching you every morning putting Pigeon poop all over your face, what gives? Paladin, this is not bird poop, this is shaving soap you bird brain. Bird, hey buddy it looks like bird poop to me, so you're telling me that your boss goes out and buys bird poop, then uses you to whip up the poop, I have to say your good at whipping it up, so he can put thick creamy poop all over his face? 


(Photo: Vivian Maier)

Paladin, I'm telling you again it's not bird poop, it's shaving soap. Bird, if anyone would know about bird poop it's me and it sure looks like bird poop to me! Paladin, why am I talking to you, you're just an ignorant bird. Bird, I take offense to that, I am a city bird I get around, I see all kinds of things, I’m cultured all you do is just sit on a shelf all day or until someone moves you and as I've noticed you never leave the bathroom, so who is the ignorant one?


(Image from TSN Lather Shots 2/17/2019 Beau)

Paladin, ok so you've seen more of the world then me, but you're still ignorant you don't know shaving soap from bird poop, for a bird that is soooo worldly you should know that you don't shave with poop. Bird, hey do you know what you're put on your boss's face comes out of me every 20 minutes, so believe me sucker I know bird poop when I see it, so don't tell me it's something else other than bird poop. Paladin. you're giving me a headache just go away.

Bird, well I know when I'm not wanted, besides there are more important things I gotta do than watch a fool put poop all over his face (the Paladin gives a sigh of relief), but I'll be back tomorrow with a whole lot of friends, because they ain't going to believe this until they see it. The Bird continues to talk, hey Paladin I got an idea, tomorrow me and my friends will give you as poop as you want and you don't have to thank us, it's our pleasure, in fact it's our gift to you, see you tomorrow. Paladin, I can't wait, how did I ever get so lucky.

Ebonite is indeed an underrated and maligned material. Only recently overcoming my prejudice to appreciate its beauty. Hopefully it will age better than memories of youth wherein it developed a gluelike texture with age attracting dust and grit, much to its detriment.  Your particular brush was well executed in the blue. Amongst my favourites is the Declaration Grooming Sandstone. Suspect had it been blessed with a B5/6 knot would be amongst the most sought after in the world as much for handle aesthetique as badger quality. Also did not help to launch withe Blood of Kings - a handle one of the most beautiful in shaving history

Are you thinking of bowling balls?  I don't remember ever seeing ebonite in any other product before it started showing up in shaving brushes.  Now I'm thinking that somebody could offer a bowling ball polishing service 

I used to be quite serious into bowling and had my own spinner to resurface and polish bowling balls. I don't think shaving brushes would fit... 

I like the batch hair on my Beehive, Feels luxurious on the face. I need to find a Fan-Knotted Paladin in 28mm with similar hair type, as I recently discovered my love for Fan shaped knots.